Hat and clothes hook



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J. O. STINGHGOMB 82; J. BANNER.

HAT 0R CLOTHES HOOK.

No. 532,109. Patented Jan. 8, 1895.

dzlorney 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. A

JOHN O. STINCHCOMB AND J OHN DANNER,.OF CANTON, OHIO.

HAT AND CLOTHES HOOK.

SPEGIFICATION'forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,109, dated January8, 1895. Application filed November 20, 1893. Serial No. 491,398- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN O. STINCHOOMB and JOHN DANNER, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Canton, county of "Stark, State of Ohio,have invented a new coat and hat hooks which are formed from a singlepiece of wire. I

The invention has for its object, to provide the hook with a base, bywhich it is secured in position, and at the same time be braced fromstrain to which they are subjected when heavy articles of apparel arehung on them. Furthermore, to provide a device of this character whichshall be simple of construction, durable in use and comparativelyinexpensive of production.

- With these objects in view, the invention consists of certain featuresof construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, Figure 1,is a view inperspective of our improved hat and coat hook, from right hand front.Fig. 2, is a similar view from rear left hand; Fig. 3, a side elevationof the base as secured to a support, and Fig. 4, a perspective of thebase.

Referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings, the two hooks A and B, and the body0, are made from a single piece of wire, secured to a supporting base D.The upper hook A is formed substantially as shown, the parallel branchesat (1, extending horizontally out a distance, and at about right anglesfrom the base des ignated as b at which point the branches are bentoutwardly at a right angle to the branches a distance to a pointdesignated as c, which points are connected by a bowed or arched portiond, vertically or thereabout over that portion of the wire between thepoints designated as b c. The object of this right portions 0, O, whichare secured to the base by lugs as hereinafter described.

The base D is formed substantiallyas shown in Fig. 4, having a verticalor body-portion Z, and a forwardly and upwardly projected brace m, sideflanges n, having on their edges spurs 0, and'from the body portion,outwardly projected lugs as p. The web portion and the ends of the bodyare curved, as shown-at said curvature serving to hold the wires againstthe flanged portion of the body. At a point about central to the body isprovided an aperture r for a supporting screw.

The wire when formed as shown and here inbefore described, is placed onthe base D between the lugs p and the side flanges n, the branchesresting on and supported by the outwardly and upwardly projectedbrace'portion m, and are secured in position by the lugs p, bent downover and upon the wire as shown.

In use the hook is secured to a wall or other support by a screw, thespurs 0 drawn into the support as shown by the dotted line.

It will be seen that when in position the tendency to bend the hathook'A is entirely by the angular portion of the base, which serves twofunctions: namely, the bracing of the hook A and the means forconnecting the ends of the wire, from which the hook is formed. The hookA is preferably extended laterally, and is of loop form, which willprevent the tearing of a coat when hung thereon, or the stretching ofthe same, which is objectionable in many hooks, having pointed ends.

-From the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the operation and advantages of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring further explanation. Thedevice is both simple and strong, and can be placed upon the market atsuch a price as to be within reach of all.

Having thus described our invention, we

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent In combination with a hatand coat hook consisting in a single piece of wire formed hole, and ascrew by means of which the plate into vertical branches 0 0 parallelinclined is secured to asupport and prevented turning,

branches at a, laterally extended branches 1) a substantially as hereindescribed.

terminating in an upward bowed portion (1, In testimony whereof we havehereunto set 15 5 and the lower ends of the uprights O C terour handsthis 15th day of November, A. D.

minating in a hook B, a base plate having an 1893.

angular extension m provided with bulged JOHN O. STINCHCOMB. portions qq" to take under and space and JOHN DANNER. support the branches at a,marginal flanges Witnesses:

1o n'nand clamping lugs 10 p to embrace the ver- W. K. MILLER,

tical portions 0 O, penetrating lugs o o a screw BURT A. MILLER.

